2004 Summer Olympics / Rowing

Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Athens
Competition venue	Schinias
Nations	55
Athletes	557 ( 193/364 )
date	August 14-22, 2004
decisions	14th
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Greek capital Athens who found rowing competitions from August 14 to August 22 in Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Center instead.

193 women and 364 men competed in both lightweight races (men up to 72.5 kg and women less than 57 kg) and in the open class (without weight restrictions); both scull (single, double scull, double quad ) and oars (double, quadruple, eighth) were rowed.

Men

One

space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	NOR	Olaf Tufte	6: 49.30
2	EST	Jüri Jaanson	6: 51.42
3	BUL	Iwo Janakiev	6: 52.80
4th	ARG	Santiago Fernández	6: 55.17
5	CZE	Václav Chalupa	6: 59.13
6th	BEL	Tim Maeyens	7: 01.74
7th	GER	Marcel Hacker	6: 47.26 *
8th	SUI	André Vonarburg	6: 52.88 *

Date: August 21, 2004, 8:50 am

* B final

Double scull

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	FRA	Sébastien Vieilledent Adrien Hardy	6: 29.00
2	SLO	Luka Špik Iztok Čop	6: 31.72
3	ITA	Rossano Galtarossa Alessio Sartori	6: 32.93
4th	EST	Leonid Gulov Tõnu Endrekson	6: 35.30
5	CZE	Milan Doleček Ondřej Synek	6: 35.81
6th	United States	Aquil Abdullah Henry Nuzum	6: 36.86
7th	NOR	Nils-Torolv Simonsen Morten Adamsen	6: 37.25
8th	GBR	Matthew Wells Matthew Langridge	6: 14.40 *

Date: August 21, 2004, 10:10 am

* B final

For the first time there was an Olympic rowing final with seven boats, as Norway and the USA finished the semifinals in third place at the same time.

Lightweight double scull

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	POLE	Tomasz Kucharski Robert Sycz	6: 20.93
2	FRA	Frédéric Dufour Pascal Touron	6: 21.46
3	GRE	Vasileios Polymeros Nikolaos Skiathitis	6: 23.23
4th	THE	Mads Rasmussen Rasmus Quist	6: 23.92
5	HUN	Zsolt Hirling Tamás Varga	6: 24.69
6th	JPN	Kazushige Ura Daisaku Takeda	6: 24.98
7th	United States	Steve Tucker Gregory Ruckman	6: 45.20 *
8th	ESP	Ruben Álvarez Juan Zunzunegui Guimerans	6: 46.48 *

Date: August 22, 2004, 8:50 am

* B final

Two without a helmsman

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	OUT	Drew Ginn James Tomkins	6: 30.76
2	CRO	Siniša Skelin Nikša Skelin	6: 32.64
3	RSA	Donovan Cech Ramon di Clemente	6: 33.40
4th	NZL	Nathan Twaddle George Bridgewater	6: 34.24
5	SCG	Nikola Stojić Mladen Stegić	6: 39.74
6th	GER	Tobias Kühne Jan Herzog	6: 46.50
7th	GBR	Toby Garbett Rick Dunn	6: 22.04 *
8th	ITA	Giuseppe De Vita Dario Lari	6: 22.08 *

Date August 21, 2004, 9:30 a.m.

* B final

Double fours

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	RUS	Sergei Fedorovzew Igor Kravtsov Alexei Swirin Nikolai Spinjow	5: 56.85
2	CZE	David Kopřiva Tomáš Karas Jakub Hanák David Jirka	5: 57.43
3	UKR	Serhiy Hryn Serhiy Bilouschtschenko Oleh Lykow Leonid Schaposchnykow	5: 58.87
4th	POLE	Adam Bronikowski Marek Kolbowicz Sławomir Kruszkowski Adam Korol	5: 58.94
5	GER	André Willms Stephan Volkert Marco Geisler Robert Sens	6: 07.04
6th	BLR	Valery Rodevich Stanislau Shtscharbatschenja Pawel Schurmei Andrej Pljaschkou	6: 09.33
7th	OUT	Scott Brennan David Crawshay Duncan Free Shaun Coulton	6: 02.31 *
8th	SUI	Simon Stürm Christian Stofer Olivier Gremaud Florian Stofer	6: 04.53 *

Date: August 22, 2004, 9:50 am

* B final

Foursome without a helmsman

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	GBR	Steve Williams James Cracknell Ed Coode Matthew Pinsent	6: 06.98
2	CAN	Cameron Baerg Thomas Herschmiller Jake Wetzel Barney Williams	6: 07.06
3	ITA	Lorenzo Porzio Dario Dentale Luca Agamennoni Raffaello Leonardo	6: 10.41
4th	OUT	Dave McGowan Robert Jahrling Tom Laurich David Dennis	6: 13.06
5	NZL	Donald Leach Mahé Drysdale Carl Meyer Eric Murray	6: 15.47
6th	POLE	Jarosław Godek Mariusz Daniszewski Artur Rozalski Rafał Smoliński	6: 22.43
7th	GER	Jochen Urban Sebastian Thormann Philipp Stüer Bernd Heidicker	5: 48.52 *
8th	CZE	Jakub Makovička Jan Schindler Petr Vitasek Karel's nephew	5: 49.99 *

Date: August 21, 2004, 10:30 a.m.

* B final

Lightweight four without a helmsman

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	THE	Thor Kristensen Thomas Ebert Stephan Mølvig Eskild Ebbesen	6: 01.39
2	OUT	Glen Loftus Anthony Edwards Benjamin Cureton Simon Burgess	6: 02.79
3	ITA	Lorenzo Bertini Catello Amarante Salvatore Amitrano Bruno Mascarenhas	6: 03.74
4th	NED	Gerard van der Linden Ivo Snijders Karel Dormans Joeri de Groot	6: 03.79
5	CAN	Iain Brambell Jonathan Mandick Gavin Hassett Jon Beare	6: 05.10
6th	IRL	Richard Archibald Eugene Coakley Niall O'Toole Paul Griffin	6: 09.96
7th	SCG	Veljko Urošević Nenad Babović Goran Nedeljković Miloš Tomić	6: 19.00 *
8th	RUS	Alexander Sjusin Sergei Bukrejew Valeri Sakritschow Alexander Savin	6: 20.64 *

Date: August 22, 9:10 a.m.

* B final

Eighth

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	United States	Jason Read , Wyatt Allen , Christian Ahrens , Joseph Hansen , Matt Deakin , Daniel Beery , Beau Hoopman , Bryan Volpenhein , Pete Cipollone (S)	5: 42.48 min
2	NED	Diederik Simon , Gijs Vermeulen , Jan-Willem Gabriëls , Daniel Mensch , Jan Geert Derksen , Gerritjan Eggenkamp , Matthijs Vellenga , Michiel Bartman , Chun Wei Cheung (S)	5: 43.75
3	OUT	Stefan Szczurowski , Stuart Reside , Stuart Welch , James Stewart , Geoffrey Stewart , Boden Hanson , Michael McKay , Stephen Stewart , Michael Toon (S)	5: 45.38
4th	GER	Sebastian Schulte , Stephan Koltzk , Jörg Dießner , Thorsten Engelmann , Jan-Martin Bröer , Enrico Schnabel , Ulf Siemes , Michael Ruhe , Peter Thiede (S)	5: 49.43
5	CAN	Scott Frandsen , Kevin Light , Ben Rutledge , Kyle Hamilton , Adam Kreek , Andrew Hoskins , Joseph Stankevicius , Jeff Powell , Brian Price (S)	5: 51.66
6th	FRA	Bastien Ripoll , Bastien Gallet , Jean-Baptiste Macquet , Julien Peudecoeur , Donatien Mortelette , Anthony Perrot , Jean-David Bernard , Laurent Cadot , Christophe Lattaignant (S)	5: 53.31
7th	ITA	Sergio Canciani , Aldo Tramontano , Marco Penna , Pierpaolo Frattini , Valerio Pinton , Niccolò Mornati , Carlo Mornati , Luca Ghezzi , Gaetano Iannuzzi (S)	5: 46.36 *
8th	POLE	Bogdan Zalewski , Piotr Buchalski , Rafał Hejmej , Dariusz Nowak , Mikołaj Burda , Wojciech Gutorski , Sebastian Kosiorek , Michał Stawowski , Daniel Trojanowski (S)	5: 50.68 *

Date: August 22, 2004, 10:30 a.m.

* B final

Women

One

space	country	Athlete	Time (min)
1	GER	Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski	7: 18.12
2	BLR	Ekaterina Karsten	7: 22.04
3	BUL	Rumiana Nejkowa	7: 23.10
4th	TCH	Mirka Knapková	7: 25.14
5	NZL	Sonia Waddell	7: 31.66
6th	ESP	Nuria Domínguez	7: 49.11
7th	RUS	Irina Fedotova	7: 29.04 *
8th	SWE	Frida Svensson	7: 32.02 *

Date: August 21, 2004, 8:30 a.m.

* B final

Double scull

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	NZL	Georgina Evers-Swindell Caroline Evers-Swindell	7: 01.79
2	GER	Peggy Waleska Britta Oppelt	7: 02.78
3	GBR	Sarah Winckless Elise Laverick	7: 07.58
4th	BUL	Anet-Jacqueline Buschmann Miglena Markowa	7: 13.97
5	ROME	Camelia Mihalcea Simona Strimbeschi	7: 17.58
6th	UKR	Natalija Huba Switlana Masij	7: 21.78
7th	FRA	Caroline Delas Gaëlle Buniet	6: 52.55 *
8th	ITA	Elisabetta Sancassani Gabriella Bascelli	6: 54.51 *

Date: August 21, 2004, 9:50 am

* B final

Lightweight double scull

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	ROME	Constanta Burcică Angela Alupei	6: 56.05
2	GER	Daniela Reimer Claudia Blasberg	6: 57.33
3	NED	Kirsten van der Kolk Marit van Eupen	6: 58.54
4th	OUT	Sally Newmarch Amber Halliday	6: 59.91
5	CHN	Xu Dongxiang Li Qian	7: 02.05
6th	POLE	Magdalena Kemnitz Ilona Mokronowska	7: 04.48
7th	United States	Lisa Schlenker Stacey Borgman	7: 23.40 *
8th	CAN	Mara Jones Fiona Milne	7: 26.07 *

Date: August 22, 2004, 8:30 a.m.

* B final

Two without a helmsman

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	ROME	Georgeta Damian Viorica Susanu	7: 06.55
2	GBR	Katherine Grainger Catherine Bishop	7: 08.66
3	BLR	Julija Bitschyk Natallja Helach	7: 09.86
4th	CAN	Darcy Marquardt Buffy-Lynne Williams	7: 13.33
5	GER	Maren Derlien Sandra Goldbach	7: 20.20
6th	NZL	Juliette Haigh Nicola Coles	7: 23.52
7th	CHN	Cong Huanling Feng Xueling	7: 10.54 *
8th	BUL	Milka Tantschewa Anna Tschuk	7: 11.89 *

Date: August 21, 2004, 9:10 a.m.

* B final

Double fours

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	GER	Kathrin Boron Meike Evers Manuela Lutze Kerstin Kowalski	6: 29.29
2	GBR	Alison Mowbray Debbie Flood Frances Houghton Rebecca Romero	6: 31.26
DSQ	UKR	Olena Morosowa Tetjana Kolesnikowa Olena Olefirenko Jana Dementjewa	6: 34.31
3	OUT	Dana Faletic Rebecca Sattin Kerry Hore Amber Bradley	6: 34.73
4th	RUS	Julija Levina Larissa Merk Anna Sergejewa Oksana Dorodnowa	6: 36.49
5	United States	Michelle Guerette Hilary Gehman Kelly Salchow Danika Holbrook-Harris	6: 39.67
6th	THE	Dorthe Pedersen Sarah Lauritzen Christina Rindom Majbrit Nielsen	6: 50.13 *
7th	BLR	Marija Brel Tatiana Narelik Olha Bereznewa Marija Worona	6: 54.02 *

Date: August 22, 2004, 9:30 a.m.

* B final

Kathrin Boron , the most successful rower in the world with four Olympic gold medals, drove her last race. Since this rowing discipline has been part of the Olympic program, the German rowing women have always won.

The Ukrainian Olena Olefirenko tested positive in a doping control, so that the four-man was stripped of the bronze medal. Due to the fact that the drug was prescribed by the team doctor, there was only a disqualification of the foursome and no expulsion.

Eighth

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	ROME	Rodica Florea , Viorica Susanu , Aurica Bărăscu , Ioana Papuc , Liliana Gafencu , Elisabeta Lipă , Georgeta Damian , Doina Ignat , Elena Georgescu (S)	6: 17.70 min
2	United States	Katherine Johnson , Samantha Magee , Megan Dirkmaat , Alison Cox , Anna Mickelson , Laurel Korholz , Caryn Davies , Lianne Nelson , Mary Whipple (S)	6: 19.56
3	NED	Froukje Wegman , Marlies Smulders , Nienke Hommes , Hurnet Dekkers , Annemarieke van Rumpt , Annemiek de Haan , Sarah Siegelaar , Helen Tanger , Ester Workel (S)	6: 19.85
4th	CHN	Yu Fei , Luo Xiuhua , Cheng Ran , Yan Xiaoxia , Wu You , Yang Cuiping , Gao Yanhua , Jin Ziwei , Zheng Na (S)	6: 21.71
5	GER	Elke Hipler , Britta Holthaus , Maja Tucholke , Anja Pyritz , Susanne Schmidt , Nicole Zimmermann , Silke Günther , Lenka Wech , Annina Ruppel (S)	6: 21.99
6th	OUT	Sarah Outhwaite , Jodi Winter , Catriona Oliver , Monique Heinke , Julia Wilson , Sally Robbins , Victoria Roberts , Kyeema Doyle , Katie Foulkes (S)	6: 31.65

Date: August 22, 2004, 10:10 am

Web links

• Official page of the rowing events (English) ( Memento from February 19, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
• Athens 2004: Rowing on the olympic.org website